Mealey's ( June 1, 2023, 11:27 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — A Massachusetts appellate court vacated a jury’s $11,275,000 punitive damages award against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR) from a $21 million judgment against it for causing a smoker’s addiction to cigarettes and death from cancer and remanded the case for a new trial after finding that the trial court should have entered a directed verdict on the estate’s negligent marketing claim....